From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.gmx.net (imap.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 750B64855 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:04:48 -0700 (MST) From: Helge Deller To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 20:04:47 +0100 References: <20040105052059.GA612@colo.lackof.org> <200401051526.26503.deller@gmx.de> <20040109055534.GA5393@colo.lackof.org> In-Reply-To: <20040109055534.GA5393@colo.lackof.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Message-Id: <200401092004.47265.deller@gmx.de> Subject: [parisc-linux] Re: [PATCH] 2.4.24-pre3 obmouse driver for HP OB600 C/CT laptop List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Friday 09 January 2004 06:55, Grant Grundler wrote: > On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 03:26:26PM +0100, Helge Deller wrote: > > With the input-driver you can directly give the absolute coordinates > > (no need to do conversion yourself), > > I looked at Documentation/input/* and REL_ABS can not deal > with "roll-over". It's expects fixed values to define the range > of motion. That's not true for obmouse. > AFAICT, only real tablets and joysticks fit that model well. yes, maybe. I don't know obmice's details. > I have the feeling /dev/input is a bit more "heavy weight" based > on the number of function calls in ob_interrupt. But I'm not sure > it matters. This is just for fun and it works too. Hmm, the calls are pretty fast iirc.. See also my other mail. Helge